Progression Daily

AM: Ran out to meet my Dad doing the Lars Fork Loop. I had to stretch a couple of times on the way out. I don’t mind stopping and stretching in the mountains. Once I met up with my Dad I was able to run solid. 5.12 miles 

AM: Ran Strawberry Ridge rd. Stretched a couple of times as per usual. My IT whatever was hurting a little bit as I wrapped up the run. I’ll make sure to stretch and ice. 4.70 miles 

PM: Ran the loop partly with Metler. After about a mile and a half in I told him to press on without me. He is a great running/life mentor. 3.03 miles

Got out and ran at 4pm before the bbq. Also did the grapevine hike this morning. 

3.10 miles 

AM: Ran a new loop around the neighborhood. Marieta ran a mile with me. I’m feeling a little sore but I chalk that up to not being able run this many miles in a long time. 4.34 miles 

PM: Half the loop with Metler. 3.51 miles 

PM: Went our at 1:30pm! Super hot but I felt pretty comfortable. 3.05 miles 

Got out late and ran a nice neighborhood run in the dark streets of Bloomington. This has been my first week going over 30 miles since mid October of 2017! I don't know why I have been so sucky. I am progressing and hope to hit it hard for the rest of the xc season. 3.64 miles 

AM: Sandhill! I’ve hiked by the Sandhill but had never gone up it. On the way out to the hill my calves were tight and wouldn’t loosen up. I wasn’t quite ready for Sandhill but I went for it anyways. As I charged the hill I started to feel nauseous so I walked a lot up. Even when I got to the top and ran down I still felt sick. The rest of the way back to the school I went into survival mode. 8.12 miles (subtracted stretch of walking) 

PM: Ran more Sugar Leo with Marieta. Hot and muggy! 2.93 miles 

AM: The normal Tuesday run. Still feeling nauseous. 3.42 miles 

PM: Running in the heat with a sore hamstring. 1.92 miles 

AM: Ran slowly up to the dirt mile. Found Nick and ran with him for about a mile. Then met up with Landon for some tempo. Cooled with Carter, Boston, and Bentley. 5.22 miles 

PM: Ran around the hood and dipped into some trails. 3.20 miles 

AM: Ran out to Twilight Tunnel with Jason. He wanted me to lead in the tunnel in case there was a snake or a bum. Ironically enough as soon as we got out of the tunnel I stopped and Jason continued on and ran right by a rattle snake. I yelled out snake! Then we waited for the rest of the team to see it. Ran back with Scottie, Jason, and Zack. 6.12 miles 

PM: 18 minutes in the heat after weights. Still super slow but it will come with the miles. 2.01 miles

PM 2: I went out on a walk in the rain because I was bored.  Then I noticed the river was running chocolatey and deep. No more than 10 minutes later George and I went tubing down river from Bloomington Wal-Mart down to Man O War bridge.  We did the ride twice and ran back up stream twice. 2.1 miles 

Looped around Bloomington hills north park then out to the trail system. 8 striders.

4.15 miles 

I had aspirations of running to AZ from my house but after struggling for the first couple miles I settled for a Sun River exploration. The more I ran the more relaxed I felt. I might consider a run this afternoon. This week has been great for me! I finally feel like I’m finding a groove again. I look forward to progressing through the upcoming months and having an amazing xc season. 8.70 miles 

I mentally prepared myself last night for Sandhill. Then once I got out on it my back seized up and calves were super tight. I let myself get behind. Then I had to tell myself to stop being a baby and look for people catch and help. I tried to help Jenna as we got to the top. I ran 16:48 up which was better than last week. I thought I would crush it on the downhill but I felt nauseated (like last week). Still ran 8:29 down, so all in all I was happy with my efforts. 25:17 total Sandhill time. Ran with Carson and Gabe on the way back. 9.34 miles 

AM: Half road, half grass then striders. 4.20 miles 

PM: Ran a mile by myself to warmup for the boys crew. Ran with Gabe, Josué, and Bentley. 3.01 miles 

AM: Down 300 to the fields and almost to the Lunt neighborhood. I ran mainly with Boston and Jason. Then I circled back for Josh and Carson as we got close to school. 

6.65 miles 

PM: Shake out on a trail behind Wal-Mart. Ended up running on some hay bales at one point. Ran under the free way across the bridge to the paved trail and home. 4.15 miles 

AM: Legs tired. Did level 1 minutes behind Bentley and Carter. 4.03 miles 

PM: Reverse loop of what I did last night. Only this time Marieta ran with me and we got poured on! 4.50 miles 

12 minute warm 

3 x 1 minute @ tempo, 3 x 1 minute @ threshold (equal recovery) 

5 x 30 seconds @ CV (equal recovery) 

3 x 1 minute @ threshold, 3 x 1 minute @ tempo (equal recovery) 

10 minute cool

I sat 2 of the last thresholds because my hamstrings were tight. Ran mainly with Carson and some with Josh. 6.70 miles 

My run was divided into unpredicted segments. I ran 3 miles with Marieta and was feeling sick. I went back out for another 2 miles and she went to work. When I got back home I realized Marieta locked me out. So I headed back out for a third time and ran all the way up to the Bluff Fabulous Freddy’s. Looking back I’m glad I got locked out because it forced me to run longer. 10.68 miles 

Ran around some cool trails around Vegas with Marieta. 8.13 miles 

AM: I started about 1-2 minutes after “the gun” so it was fun to catch up some of the girls on the team and cheer them on. The more Marieta accelerated, the more my hamstrings felt tight. With about .75 to go I told her to press on. I defínetely could have raced harder but I’m still getting back into running. 

5.65 miles (warm and cool) 

PM: 6 minutes alone and about 13-15 with Gabe. 2.13 miles 

AM: Half and half with Carson, Gabe, and Josh. Watching the last day of kids club was fun! 4.34 miles 

PM: Marieta and I ran 2 miles with the quirky Aaron Metler then looped back to the Dixie Center. 4.08 miles 

AM: 25 out towards the Grapevine trail with Ethan, Elijah, Boston, Josh, and Jason. Flipped and negative split with Jason. 22 minutes back. 5 striders. 6.08 miles

PM: 1.75 miles in the heat with Elijah and Josué. 

Great run out towards Wariner with Boston and Jason. Had some others sprinkled in. We ran smart and fast towards the end. Best consistent run I’ve had in a long time. 41:30 out and 37:14 back. 9.1 miles 

AM: 

15 warm 

7 min, 5:30, 4, and 3:15 @ 8k pace. I skipped out on the 7 minute to stretch. Ran pretty well on the others and just trying to help the kids. Good grouping today. 6.47 miles 

12 cool 

PM: 25 minutes on the mountain. My calf was tight and my back was hurting. Ran with JD. 

2.66 miles

Ran with Elijah, Josh, and Boston on a trail by our campsite. I skipped out on the afternoon because of my calf. 5.17 miles